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4.88 out of 5 stars

Mixed bag

francious, 07/13/2009
2003 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
7 of 10 people found this review helpful

Performance, appearance, gas mileage are all excellent. The interior trim is not holding up and the controls are terrible. AM radio reception is terrible and the controls on the steering wheel are much too complicated in comparison to the Mercedes and Honda I drive. Cruise Control has 4 buttons with symbols and must be actuated whenever you start the vehicle. The sound system has no dial to go from stations only a button to advance. I would never buy another BMW. I'll stick to Mercedes and Hondas. This is a fun to drive ride and it is a shame they let the little things get in the way of satisfaction for people like me.

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5 out of 5 stars

No competition!

MTodd, 05/28/2009
2003 BMW X5 4.4i AWD 4dr SUV (4.4L 8cyl 5A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

My X5 4.4i is the best of 20 cars I have owned! It pulls my wakeboard boat with ease and looks great doing it. The cold weather pkg even finds it uses in the summer (heated seats on cold lake nights)! This SUV drives and rides like a car, any my friends with Tahoes and Armadas get jealous after driving it. Doesn't have the most storage in the back, but enough to take camping and haul the kids (and their stuff) around. It has been a pure pleasure to own and to drive. I look forward to upgrading to new 2007+ body style and the third row seat for the kids' friends. I have never met another X5 owner who did not love their car. So, go get one already. :)

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Matt Riley, 10/05/2002
2003 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

After I purchased this vehicle, I was really excited. It drives just like my 5 series and has the same wheelbase too. The sport suspension is a little rough, but worth it because you get all the extras. The 18" rims look great and so do the chrome exaust tips. This is an AWESOME vehicle and I would recomend that you go and test drive one at your local dealership.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

X5 Boy!!!

X5 Boy!!!, 05/30/2008
2003 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

I bought my X5 as a certified Pre-Owned from my local BMW dealer. My X5 is my first BMW. I love the handling, acceleration and reliability. It is solid and safe on the road and at freeway speed. It has all the benifits that a brand new one would have. It comes with the 100,000 extended warranty and free maintenance service, so I pay nothing for all services. After the first three weeks of my purchase, I had problems with the lights in the dashboard and the transmission, so I took it for a free repair.

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2 out of 5 stars

Drive train ok but POS vehicle on top of it.

Dissatisfied, 07/04/2016
2003 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

Drive train is good, but extremely expensive to maintain and has some very poor engineering designs. Accessories are low quality, high rate of failure and expensive. The electronics have the worst programing logic and a high rate of failure. It would be passible if you could put a real vehicle on top of the drive train. Spent a lot of money for nothing.

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Technology
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Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Interior
1 out of 5 stars
Comfort
2 out of 5 stars
Reliability
1 out of 5 stars
Value
2 out of 5 stars
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